Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia (5)

The island is a mountain island, with numerous short rivers and fertile valley. The highest mountain in the island Mokimi Mountain, with an altitude of 959 meters. Tropical climate. The annual average temperature is 27 ° C. There is no important mineral in the island, but there is a wealth of geothermal resources, sulfur mines in the south.

The earliest residents are Indians. 1639 Britain invaded the island. 1651 France occupied the island. In the future, the British and the law compete for it. In 1814, the island was officially labeled in the British colonies in accordance with the "Paris and Treaty". In March 1967, Saint Lucia implemented internal autonomy and became the United Kingdom. On February 22, 1979, an independence was announced and a member of the United States.

Agriculture, manufacturing and tourism is the three pillars of the national economy on the island. 1/3 of the population is engaged in agricultural production, main agricultural products are bananas, which is the largest banana origin in the island of East Caribbeans, also produced coconut, cocoa, spices, fruits, etc. Among them, bananas account for more than half of the total export value. Tourism development. Susfriel in the southwest bank is a famous hot spring. Pitong Mountain (PIONS) near Sufriele is included in the World Heritage List in 2004, with a total area of ​​29 square kilometers.